Wendy A.
Yelp
In the absence of my beloved Zinc, it's nice to have a stand by in Nob Hill for when we're feeling a little fancy. The ambience in this place is nice, and the food and drink too. It's definitely a serviceable replacement for its predecessor, the Nob Hill Bar and Grill.
I had the Catch of the Day for $29. It was salmon, cooked to a nice medium rare, with a crisp to the outside and juicy inside. It was served over a bed of delicately shaved zucchini in some sort of pesto-esque sauce. Husband had the $21 hot beef sandwich, which was disappointingly light on the advertised horseradish, but the beef was pleasingly flavorful, he said.
We had a starter of bread and butter than was too lackluster to merit the $6 price tag, but a very reasonably priced coffee and chocolate cake for dessert (it came nestled beside a yummy dollop of pudding). It was rich enough that I couldn't even finish my share of it!
The cocktails were... eh. My Pimm's Cup tasted like a lime squeeze, with little other defining flavor. Next time I'll try the sangria.... Always looking for a tasty sangria! Husband got the Gin Rickey, which he neither complained nor raves about.
All in all, it didn't quite hit the Zinc standard, alas. (Gawd, I miss Zinc!) But I'd say it fared well enough as its own Little neighborhood spot to get a little more sophistication from your dinner date than fish n chips. I hope this place succeeds, as Nob Hill is getting disconcertingly bad at sustaining long-term businesses! I think it could benefit from one or two stellar menu superstars. Then again, maybe it has them and I just haven't discovered them yet.